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Short Stories (Fiction)
  • "The Most Dangerous Game" (Richard Connell) - Creative Writing [download] --> Get additional writing topics in the unit here
  • "The Sniper" (Liam O'Flaherty) - Figurative Language, Literally [download]
  • "Disguises" (Jean Fong Kwok) - Study Guide [download] --> Get the entire "Social Responsibility" unit here
  • "The Gift of the Magi" (O. Henry) - World Holidays Project [download]
  • "The Necklace" (Guy de Maupassant) - Characterization Activity [download]
  • "The Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets" (Jack Finney) - Pre-Reading Activity [download]
  • "The Scarlet Ibis" (James Hurst) - Literature Web for "Woman With Flower" (literary connections) [download]

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Stories (Non-Fiction)
  • "By Any Other Name" (Santha Rama Rau) - Vocabulary Review [download] --> Get a vocabulary unit here
  • "The Secret Garden" from Lipstick Jihad (Azadeh Moaveni) - Critical Thinking Questions [download]


Novels (Fiction)
  • Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
  • 1984 (George Orwell)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
    • Comparison/Analysis of Paired Scenes, Chapters 8-9 [download]


Non-Fiction
  • Night (Elie Wiesel)
    • Vocabulary List (sections 1-2, pp. 3-28) [download]
    • Characterization (sections 4-5, pp. 47-84) [download]
  • Black Boy (Richard Wright)
    • NEW Timed writing/reading quiz (chapters 1-10) [download]

Shakespeare
  • Romeo and Juliet
    • Act II Visual Literacy - Compare marriage scene from Zeffirelli and Luhrman films [web]
    • Act II Timed Writing - Prompt evaluating roles of Nurse and Friar [web]